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Old 03-08-2004 | 10:43 AM
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....I just had these put on my put on about 3wks ago....they are mounted on 17" Work's....let me just say that if you are looking for a good tire at good price here you go.....they have been great so far..their dry pavement traction has been excellent so far, I haven't pushed them TOO hard since the are fairly new but have definitely run them a litte ......I was out last night and it started snowing while I was out...we all know how much the S likes snow and I didn't have any problems....granted I drove very carefully they worked great.....so bang for buck we have a winner in my eyes
Old 03-08-2004 | 01:59 PM
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I agree. In our handling test they were excellent and for the price how do you beat it.

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Old 03-08-2004 | 03:18 PM
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have to admit...decent sposor too
Old 03-10-2004 | 09:12 PM
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a viable alternative to the s03 IMO
Old 03-12-2004 | 11:00 AM
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I bought my first MX's 7500 miles ago and am already replacing the rears. I had hoped for getter treadware.

They handle great but not as good as S02's. Wet traction is better than S02's.
Old 03-12-2004 | 12:46 PM
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MyBad, just curoius, what size rear tires do you have?
Old 03-13-2004 | 01:24 PM
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Kumho mx's is bang for the buck, no doubt.

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Old 03-13-2004 | 03:36 PM
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They were great on my RSX but I went through them in a season.... I'll give the S-03's a try on the S though.

I found the wet traction was greatly compromised when down to 50% tread or less.

Here's a couple pictures after a track day at in the summer. August i believe.

This first one is a front drv side (most of the turns were right so this one seen the most abuse.


This one is a pass rear tire (so the least abuse)


All in all. I would buy these tires again for the street wihtout question. But if you plan to track a bunch then I'd go with something else.
Old 03-22-2004 | 12:05 PM
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I just ordered a set from Jim at Tirerack - I will post my impressions shortly!
Old 03-22-2004 | 06:26 PM
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I have them on my car and plan to replace them with the same.



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